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Retired news director for Pacific Radio Group (Hawaii Island). Retired Lt. Col, USAF Reserve. I'm a FCC licensed Amateur Radio Operator, holding the Extra Class Amateur Radio License (KH6JRM). I'm also a substitute teacher for the state of Hawaii Department of Education.

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KEAAU – Kamehameha’s boys soccer team’s winning streak appears to have extended right through the offseason and into the preseason. The post BIIF soccer: New deal, new zeal for state champ Kamehameha appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

Nanea Tavares popped, flashed, flicked and scored, and finally Hawaii Prep had jumped over the state championship hump. The post BIIF soccer: HPA girls nothing special (yet) appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

KAILUA-KONA — For the Hamakua Cougars, a win in the Pop Warner unlimited championship game was the culmination of years of hard work and dedication to the sport, while never giving up despite a few tough losses along the way. The post Pop Warner: Hamakua defeats Leeward in unlimited championship appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

All County of Hawaiʻi Recycling and Solid Waste Transfer Stations and Landfills Closed on Thanksgiving Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 22, 2018 The County of Hawaiʻi’s Recycling and Transfer Stations and Landfills will be closed on Thursday, November 22, 2018, in observance of Thanksgiving.Continue reading… All County Of Hawaiʻi Recycling and Solid Waste T […]

ABANDONED VEHICLE SECTION’S 6TH AUCTION WILL BE HELD IN DECEMBER 2018 The County of Hawai‘i’s Abandoned Vehicle Section will be holding its sixth auction in December in Kona. Prospective bidders are encouraged to view the vehicles prior to bidding. In noContinue reading… ABANDONED VEHICLE SECTION’S 6TH AUCTION WILL BE HELD IN DECEMBER 2018 — press release […]

Scientists generally accept the theory that once humans arrive at an isolated landscape, they quickly destroy the big animals there. Some call it the blitzkrieg hypothesis. But there's new evidence that, at a minimum, raises questions about this theory. (Image: Bones with tool cut marks of the Madagascar Aepyornis, the giant elephant bird. Credit: V. P […]

It's been a while coming, but federal climate researchers say there's now robust evidence that the Pacific is moving into a new El Nino cycle.For our Islands, that means a possibly dry winter, and the potential of a higher hurricane count than normal in 2019.The Climate Prediction Center issued its new outlook today (Nov. 8, 2018), and you can look […]

Tesla's prototype pickup truck: TeslaThe electric vehicle market won’t make significant inroads in Hawai`i until there's a robust EV pickup truck available to buy.Pickups are must-have vehicles for many Hawai`i families. They carry the surfboards, the coolers and beach chairs, the trash to the dump, the yard waste, the tools, the beach camping gear […]

Montipora capitata coral. Credit: Keisha BahrCorals in Kane`ohe Bay seem more resilient to bleaching in warming waters today than they were 50 years ago—the first evidence that coral may be gaining tolerance to rising global temperatures.It may not be enough to keep up with the pace of climate change, but it's a hopeful sign.“Although these results are […]

They've been taking temperature measurements at San Diego's Scripps Pier for 102 years.And on Aug. 1, 2018, they measured the highest temperature in all that time: 78.6 degrees. And summer's not even over yet. The same day, a half-mile offshore they measured 79.7 degrees, second highest at that location after a 2015 El Nino year measurement. Y […]